That's... Earth?
The beam of light released from the top of the black tower penetrated the sky, as if it had made a "hole" in space, and opposite the hole was the surface of the azure planet surrounded by white clouds and mist.
Although it is not the entire planet, the colors that symbolize life and water are very familiar. If you look down at the earth from the height of a satellite, you can see the same scene.
"what happens?"
The vibrations and tremors of the black tower gradually subsided, but the beam of light was still extending steadily deep into the sky. The scenery of the earth reflected on the opposite side of the hole was still changing, as if someone had moved the globe, and at the same time the camera kept approaching the ground. , deep into the clouds and mist.
The three young people all stared straight at the hole suspended in the sky. After looking at it for a while, Xie Yuzhi guessed:
"Just now, because we used our abilities on the black tower at the same time, something was awakened...is that right?"
"Maybe."
"We bumped into each other by chance? We are really lucky."
"It's hard to say whether it's 'good' or 'bad' right now."
"Of course we have to think in the right direction. This light won't blow up the earth. Besides, there is still a savior."
Surprisingly makes sense.
Of course, having said that, it is still strange to place your hope on that woman Qiu Qimeng.
"That light... shouldn't be some kind of weapon."
Yan Jingxing raised his head and watched the changing scenery reflected in the cave entrance. The goal of the light beam seemed to be to search for "something" on the earth.
"But it does have something to do with the earth. As for how this black tower was activated... I feel that for the Alpha people, it is necessary to gather the king, the priest, and the warrior to use a certain device. This is actually not that difficult to think of. "
"——Ah, the light beam seems to have stopped!"
Ji Chunzao suddenly shouted. This time, even her usually lively voice began to tremble.
"Then, there is..."
The lens that focused on the scene in the cave had reached a very close distance, so that they could clearly see the buildings on the surface, the people walking on the road, and the passing vehicles.
Even though the condescending perspective was a bit unfamiliar, to Chun Zao, it was the hometown she had lived in since she was a child and had never stepped foot outside. Every plant and tree there had a familiar feel to it, so she could recognize it at a glance.
"Baiyue Town?"
"Well, it's the streets of the town."
"..."
When the light beam aimed at the earth, they were just shocked, but they didn't have a strong sense of reality. They finally panicked when it locked onto the small town - that's where the family was.
Yan Jingxing grabbed his hair, unable to hide his anxiety.
"No, is this too much of a coincidence? Is it because we awakened the Black Tower that it is targeting Baiyue Town?"
But the light beam does not stop there, but continues to move across the streets and building surfaces. Compared to when it first landed on Earth, the speed of this beam of light from a distant planet was obviously countless times slower. When it reaches a certain range, in order to lock on the precise target, the light beam slows down as if it has its own will.
"Is it to find a secret base?"
Yan Jingxing came up with a guess halfway, because the movement trajectory of the light beam was gradually leaving the scope of Baiyue Town and arriving at a certain seaside fishing village. That place also looked a bit familiar, it was Shigang Village where the secret base was located.
But this guess was also incorrect. The light beam soon left the range of the town and mountains, and finally moved to... the sea.
"Is that an island?"
Finally, the light beam stopped over a nearby island.
In the place shrouded in light, the sea water below is raging, and the shadow of the giant beast is wandering under the blue waves, rolling up countless white waves; a huge shadow is like a rock, rising from the water surface——
The next second, the light beam disappeared.
After the light beam disappeared, the vortex in the sky also disappeared, and the alien sky returned to its original color.
Only the black tower stood there, as if nothing had happened.
Yan Jingxing looked up at the sky in silence.
With the help of the body, the long forest is no longer an obstacle, so so far, the second expedition has not taken too long.
However, he felt that everyone was no longer in the mood to stay here.
"Shall we... go back first?"
*
In fact, the young people already got what they wanted: they found the Black Tower, and the tower also pointed them to the next step, but this secret forced them to return to Earth.
"Let's go next..."
Ji Chunzao, who came out of the teleporter, rubbed his long hair that had become messy due to poor sleeping conditions while lying in the teleporter.
"The place looks like it's an island on the nearby sea. It should be easy to find."
Yan Jingxing shook his hand a few times. He was still very energetic and the prototype's ability was not at its limit.
"It's still early." Miss Xie said, "I haven't used anything I prepared yet."
"That's right, it's not over yet."
They walked out of the cave together, ready to continue today's adventure.
"call."
There was a chill in the wind blowing in the face, and there was a moist and cold touch.
I don't know when the surrounding temperature gradually dropped, and the hot summer was driven behind the clouds. Yan Jingxing wiped his face and looked at the distant sky.
Black lead-like clouds hung low, as if they could touch the sea.
Another storm?
"Will it affect your actions?"
"No. With the defensive performance of the body, it will be fine even if it is struck by lightning..."
Just as he was speaking halfway, he suddenly felt something bursting out of light in front of his eyes.
"look!"
Ji Chunzao raised his fingers toward the sky.
They soon saw the light from Alpha Star again.
Huge beams of light penetrated the sky, and faint golden threads penetrated through the dark clouds, falling from the sky like feathers and throwing them into the dark sea.
"Again? Did the black tower activate again after we left?"
"wrong."
Xie Yuzhi murmured, she frowned, as if she had noticed something.
"What's wrong?"
"The direction is wrong." The eldest lady replied, "That light is not in the same direction as the light source just now!"
Before she finished speaking, everyone saw a dozen identical light pillars extending from all directions. The continuous halo of light intertwined into a huge round tent, covering the fishing village and the nearby sea. The scene was very spectacular.
What a sight.
Yan Jingxing, Ji Chunzao and Xie Yuzhi looked up at the sky together and subconsciously held their breath.
A dozen light beams, in other words, maybe a dozen black towers were activated at the same time...?
These lights from alien stars dye the brewing water vapor in the air into the colors of the rainbow.
They didn't know what this scene meant, they just felt that everything was extraordinary.
…
"Miss, miss! Where are you?"
The driver who originally parked his car at the foot of the mountain saw that it was raining, so he came up to look for someone with an umbrella. He also saw pillars of light rising from all directions on the ground and illuminating the sky.
"W-what's going on?"
He was shocked. He had never seen such a wonderful celestial phenomenon in his life.
"A rainbow? This doesn't look like it either...
It wasn't until he saw the eldest lady and her two friends walking down the mountain that the driver came to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them.
"It's raining. Let me take you home."
*
The car drove smoothly on the mountain road.
"What do you think?"
Yan Jingxing glanced at the driver who was holding the steering wheel and staring intently in the driver's seat, and asked the girl next to him in a low voice.
"Let's take another look at the situation."
Xie Yuzhi also lowered her voice. Her slightly frowned eyebrows had not relaxed since just now. She was obviously confused about the current situation.
"Miss Miying gave me her contact information. If there are other black towers on Alpha Planet besides the one we saw, she might know about the situation..."
…
This is confusing in more ways than one.
Go in the opposite direction to the sea and follow the exit of the village to the national highway, which is less than three kilometers away from the town.
When the driver was about to drive the car out of the intersection, they happened to hit a convoy head-on.
"Bah——!"
The driver quickly stepped on the accelerator. The car stopped on the side of the road, waiting for the convoy to drive by.
"Hey, what's going on? Is someone getting married?"
Ji Chunzao loved to join in the fun and quickly stuck his little head out of the window.
"What does your marriage have to do with you? You can't just hang out with her."
Yan Jingxing complained.
"Eh...that's true. After all, someone didn't even bring me along for the engagement."
It's not that you didn't go yourself... This sentence swirled around his throat, but he couldn't say it in the end.
Yan Jingxing secretly glanced at the curly-haired girl next to him and found that her back was turned to him, without turning her face so that no one could see her expression. His actions were very deliberate, as if he was just trying to catch himself.
Why did you suddenly mention this matter again... Isn't this a sneak attack... How can people reply to this... Ah, the atmosphere in the car is so embarrassing...
He secretly glanced at Xie Yuzhi, who was sitting on the other side of him. The eldest lady was sitting upright with her eyes closed, with an attitude of "I didn't hear you."
"So many police cars!"
In the end, it was only Ji Chunzao who could break the awkward silence. She raised her voice in surprise.
"what happened?"
"Is there a big case?"
The driver was also surprised.
In addition to the few undistinguished black private cars at the front, there were more than a dozen police cars, off-road vehicles, and black long vans following behind. At the rear of the convoy, there were even two armored vehicles with thick and heavy bodies. It is half the size of an ordinary private car, and its eight tires carry the behemoth as it rolls over the wet road with great momentum.
"Armored vehicle..."
Yan Jingxing narrowed his eyes.
"This is not just the police, there may also be people transferred from the nearby military region. What is going on-"
He heard the driver mutter under his breath.
There is no answer to this question yet. But Yan Jingxing has realized that the world he is accustomed to is moving away from him; at the same time, something originally hidden behind the scenes begins to surface.
Xie Yuzhi's cell phone rang. She opened the screen and saw three caller IDs. Unfortunately, it happened to happen when they were still on the alien planet.
"Yuzhi! Are you okay? You finally answered the phone."
The man on the other side of the phone breathed a sigh of relief.
"I just received news that several intersections near the town have been blocked by the government. You are only allowed in but not allowed out. Do you know what's going on?"
(End of chapter)
